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Exodus Kabanata 35
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What should have been said and done upon Moses' coming down the first time from the mount, if the golden calf had not broken the measures and put all into disorder, now at last, when with great difficulty reconciliation was made, begins to be said and done; and that great affair of the setting up of God's worship is put into its former channel again, and goes on now without interruption. I. Moses gives Israel those instructions, received from God, which required immediate observance. 1. Concerning the sabbath, Ex 35:1-3. 2. Concerning the contribution that was to be made for the erecting of the tabernacle, Ex 35:4-9. 3. Concerning the framing of the tabernacle and the utensils of it, Ex 35:10-19. II. The people bring in their contributions, Ex 35:20-29. III. The head-workmen are nominated, Ex 35:30-35, etc.
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Orders Concerning the Tabernacle (1491 BC)
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关于会幕的吩咐（主前 1491 年）
¹ 摩西招聚以色列全会众，对他们说："这是耶和华所吩咐的话，叫你们照着行。
² 六日要作工，第七日乃为圣日，当守为安息圣日归耶和华；凡这日之内作工的，必把他治死。
³ 当安息日，不可在你们一切的住处生火。"
⁴ 摩西对以色列全会众说："耶和华所吩咐的是这样，说：
⁵ '你们中间要拿礼物献给耶和华；凡乐意献的，可以拿耶和华的礼物来，就是金、银、铜，
⁶ 蓝色、紫色、朱红色线，细麻，山羊毛，
⁷ 染红的公羊皮，海狗皮，皂荚木，
⁸ 点灯的油，并作膏油和香的香料，
⁹ 红玛瑙，与可以镶嵌在以弗得和胸牌上的宝石。'
¹⁰ '你们中间凡心里有智慧的，都要来作耶和华一切所吩咐的；
¹¹ 就是帐幕和帐幕的罩棚，并帐幕的盖、钩子、板、闩、柱子、带卯的座，
¹² 柜和柜的杠，施恩座，和遮掩柜的幔子，
¹³ 桌子和桌子的杠，与桌子上的一切器具，并陈设饼；
¹⁴ 灯台和灯台的器具，灯盏并点灯的油；
¹⁵ 香坛和坛的杠，膏油和馨香的香料，并帐幕门口的帘子；
¹⁶ 燔祭坛和坛的铜网、坛的杠，并坛的一切器具，洗濯盆和盆座；
¹⁷ 院子的帷子，并帷子的柱子、带卯的座，和院子的门帘；
¹⁸ 帐幕的橛子，并院子的橛子，和这两处的绳子；
¹⁹ 精工作的礼服，和在圣所用以供职的祭司亚伦的圣衣，并他儿子的衣服，使他们供祭司的职分。'"
经上大致记载（出 34:32）：*摩西把耶和华与他所说的，都吩咐他们遵行。*但因为他们如今要立即着手建造并陈设会幕，所以此处特别提到所吩咐关于这事的话。
I. 全会众都被召集前来（出 35:1）；即会众的首领和官长、各支派的代表——他们当从摩西领受指示，正如摩西从主领受一样，又当传达给百姓。如此，约翰奉命把所启示给他的写给七个教会，他便写给众教会的使者——即牧者。
II\. 摩西把神所吩咐他的一切（且只是那一切）都交托他们；如此他向神和以色列两面都显出自己的忠信——他在两者之间作信使和中保。他若有所加添、更改或减少，便对两者都不忠。但双方既都把信任交托给他，他便忠于所托；然而他只是作为仆人尽忠，基督却是作为儿子（来 3:5,6）。
III\. 他从安息日的律法开始，因为在他所受的指示中，这是极被强调的（出 35:2,3）：六日要作工——为会幕而作的工，即如今当在当日记所作的工；他们在旷野并无别事可作——既无耕种，也无交易，既不必为衣食劳力：但第七日你们一锤也不可动，连会幕的工也不可作；安息日的尊荣高于圣所，更古也更长久；那日当为你们圣日，归于神，不可用于平常事务。它是安息圣日。有人读作"安息中的安息"——比其他节期更为尊荣卓越，且当比它们都长存。另有人读作"安息安息日的"——预表那属灵属永恒的安息，即为神的子民所留的安息（来 4:9）。它是安息日的安息——即在其中当极其谨慎严格地遵守脱离世上一切劳碌的安息。犹太人中有人要把它读作"安息日加上小安息"——不仅整日守为安息，还在安息日开始前一小时、结束后一小时，从自己的时间中加添进来，称之为小安息——为要表明他们何等欢迎安息日的来临、何等舍不得与它分别。它是安息日的安息，但这是归耶和华的安息——当奉献归于他的尊荣。此处附有违犯的刑罚：*凡这日之内作工的，必把他治死。*还有特别的禁令——安息日不可为任何奴仆的工生火，如铁匠、铜匠等工。
IV\. 他吩咐为设立会幕而预备。当作的有两件事：
1. 凡有力量的人都当奉献：你们中间要拿礼物献给耶和华（出 35:5）。会幕既当归荣耀给神，并用于他的事奉，所以为设立并陈设它而带来的，就是献给耶和华的礼物。我们的善不能加添于神，但为他国度与益处在人间的维持所费的，他乐意收纳作为献给他自己的礼物；他要求我们如此承认一切是从他领受的，又要求我们如此实例表明我们将一切奉献给他。原则是：凡乐意献的，可以带来。这不是向他们征收的税，而是捐助或自愿奉献——为要向我们表明：(1.) 神没有把我们的轭加重。他是不以重税压臣民的王，也不使他们以供物服事，而是用人的绳索牵引，让我们自己判断什么是合理的；他的治理无可抱怨，因为他不以严酷辖管。(2.) 神喜爱乐意捐献的人，并以甘心祭为最喜悦。那出于乐意百姓之甘心而献的事奉，是他所悦纳的（诗 110:3）。
2. 凡有技巧的人都当作工：你们中间凡心里有智慧的，都要来作（出 35:10）。请看神如何把恩赐分赐各人不同；各人要照所得的恩赐彼此服事（彼前 4:10）。富足的当带来可作工的材料；灵巧的当以他们的巧思服事会幕；他们彼此需要，会幕也需要他们两者（林前 12:7-21）。有人以钱财帮补，有人以双手劳力，都怀着甘心乐意的心——工程便得以进行。摩西既已告诉他们当献什么（出 35:5-9），便也把他们当所作的工分门别类地告诉他们（出 35:11-19），使他们看见面前工程之浩大，便更殷勤地去作，人人都动手；又使他们对于所要建造的工程有所认识，以致不能不渴望看见它建成。
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Orders Concerning the Tabernacle (1491 BC)
¹ And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
² Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
³ Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
⁴ And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,
⁵ Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
⁶ And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
⁷ And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
⁸ And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
⁹ And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
¹⁰ And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
¹¹ The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
¹² The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
¹³ The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the showbread,
¹⁴ The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
¹⁵ And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,
¹⁶ The altar of burnt offering, with his brazen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
¹⁷ The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
¹⁸ The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,
¹⁹ The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
It was said in general (Ex 34:32), Moses gave them in commandment all that the Lord has spoken with him. But, the erecting and furnishing of the tabernacle being the work to which they were now immediately to apply themselves, there is particular mention of the orders given concerning it.
I. All the congregation is summoned to attend (Ex 35:1); that is, the heads and rulers of the congregation, the representatives of the several tribes, who must receive instructions from Moses as he had received them from the Lord, and must communicate them to the people. Thus John, being commanded to write to the seven churches what had been revealed to him, writes it to the angels, or ministers, of the churches.
II. Moses gave them in charge all that (and that only) which God had commanded him; thus he approved himself faithful both to God and Israel, between whom he was a messenger or mediator. If he had added, altered, or diminished, he would have been false to both. But, both sides having reposed a trust in him, he was true to the trust; yet he was faithful as a servant only, but Christ as a Son, Heb 3:5,6.
III. He begins with the law of the sabbath, because that was much insisted on in the instructions he had received (Ex 35:2,3): Six days shall work be done, work for the tabernacle, the work of the day that was now to be done in its day; and they had little else to do here in the wilderness, where they had neither husbandry nor merchandise, neither food to get nor clothes to make: but on the seventh day you must not strike a stroke, no, not at the tabernacle-work; the honour of the sabbath was above that of the sanctuary, more ancient and more lasting; that must be to you a holy day, devoted to God, and not be spent in common business. It is a sabbath of rest. It is a sabbath of sabbaths (so some read it), more honourable and excellent than any of the other feasts, and should survive them all. A sabbath of sabbatism, so others read it, being typical of that sabbatism or rest, both spiritual and eternal, which remains for the people of God, Heb 4:9. It is a sabbath of rest, that is, in which a rest from all worldly labour must be very carefully and strictly observed. It is a sabbath and a little sabbath, so some of the Jews would have it read; not only observing the whole day as a sabbath, but an hour before the beginning of it, and an hour after the ending of it, which they throw in over and above out of their own time, and call a little sabbath, to show how glad they are of the approach of the sabbath and how loth to part with it. It is a sabbath of rest, but it is rest to the Lord, to whose honour it must be devoted. A penalty is here annexed to the breach of it: Whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Also a particular prohibition of kindling fires on the sabbath day for any servile work, as smith's work, or plumbers, etc.
IV. He orders preparation to be made for the setting up of the tabernacle. Two things were to be done:—
1. All that were able must contribute: Take you from among you an offering, Ex 35:5. The tabernacle was to be dedicated to the honour of God, and used in his service; and therefore what was brought for the setting up and furnishing of that was an offering to the Lord. Our goodness extends not to God, but what is laid out for the support of his kingdom and interest among men he is pleased to accept as an offering to himself; and he requires such acknowledgements of our receiving our all from him and such instances of our dedicating our all to him. The rule is, Whosoever is of a willing heart let him bring. It was not to be a tax imposed upon them, but a benevolence or voluntary contribution, to intimate to us, (1.) That God has not made our yoke heavy. He is a prince that does not burden his subjects with taxes, nor make them to serve with an offering, but draws with the cords of a man, and leaves it to ourselves to judge what is right; his is a government that there is no cause to complain of, for he does not rule with rigour. (2.) That God loves a cheerful giver, and is best pleased with the free-will offering. Those services are acceptable to him that come from the willing heart of a willing people, Ps 110:3.
2. All that were skilful must work: Every wise-hearted among you shall come, and make, Ex 35:10. See how God dispenses his gifts variously; and, as every man hath received the gift, so he must minister, 1Pe 4:10. Those that were rich must bring in materials to work on; those that were ingenious must serve the tabernacle with their ingenuity; as they needed one another, so the tabernacle needed them both, 1Co 12:7-21. The work was likely to go on when some helped with their purses, others with their hands, and both with a willing heart. Moses, as he had told them what must be given (Ex 35:5-9), so he gives them the general heads of what must be made (Ex 35:11-19), that, seeing how much work was before them, they might apply themselves to it the more vigorously, and every hand might be busy; and it gave them such an idea of the fabric designed that they could not but long to see it finished.
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The Contributions for the Tabernacle (1491 BC)
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为会幕的奉献（主前1491年）
²⁰ 以色列全会众从摩西面前退去。 ²¹ 凡心里受感并灵里乐意的，都将耶和华的礼物拿来，用作会幕的工程，并用于其中一切的使用，又用于圣衣。 ²² 凡心里乐意的，连男带女都来了，各人将金器，就是针环、耳环、打印的戒指和手钏，带来献给耶和华。 ²³ 凡有蓝色、紫色、朱红色线、细麻、山羊毛、染红的公羊皮、海狗皮的，都带了来。 ²⁴ 凡献银和铜为礼物的，都带了来献给耶和华；凡有皂荚木可作各样使用的，也带了来。 ²⁵ 凡心中有智慧的妇女，亲手纺线，把所纺的蓝色、紫色、朱红色线和细麻都带了来。 ²⁶ 凡有感动在心里、有智慧的妇女，就纺山羊毛。 ²⁷ 众官长把红玛瑙和镶嵌的宝石，为以弗得和胸牌带来， ²⁸ 又把香料、点灯的油、膏油和馨香的香料带来。 ²⁹ 以色列人无论男女，凡甘心乐意献礼物给耶和华的，都将礼物带来，用作耶和华借摩西所吩咐的一切工。
摩西既向他们宣告了神的旨意，他们便回家，立刻着手实行所听见的（出35:20）。但愿每个会众从听见神的话语出来之时，都怀着满心定意要作行道的人！请留意此处：
I. 为会幕事奉所献的礼物（出35:21等），其中有许多可留意之处。1. 经文暗示，他们立刻献上礼物；他们随即回到帐棚去取所献之物，不要求宽限时日细想，免得因迟延而冷淡了热心。神使我们知罪、又召我们去行的本分，我们当速速着手。再没有比眼前更方便的时机了。2. 经上说他们的灵使他们乐意（出35:21），又他们的心（出35:29）。他们所作的，是甘心乐意的，且出于美好的原则。他们甘心乐意，并非任何外在的诱因所致，而是他们的灵。他们乐意献上，乃是出于对神和他事奉的爱，渴望他在典章中与他们同在，为他向他们所行的大事感恩，并信靠他必再行更大之事的应许（至少是因当下思念这些事）。我们献给神、为神所作的，若发自内心灵里美好的原则，才得蒙悦纳。3. 经上说凡甘心乐意的都献了礼物（出35:22），看来似乎也有人并不甘心——他们爱金子胜过爱神，不肯割舍，哪怕是为会幕的事奉也不肯。这样的人确实存在：他们要被称为以色列人，却无论因事情的公义、神对他们的期望、或周围人的好榜样，都不肯为神的国分毫献出：他们拥护真宗教，只要它便宜、不费分文。4. 礼物种类不一，各照所有；有金银宝石的，便献上这些，不以为对神的尊荣而言有何过于贵重、过于丰美而不舍的。没有宝石可献的，便献上山羊毛和公羊皮。我们若不能像别人那样为神多多奉献，便不可因此坐视不动、一无所献：那虽卑微却按我们力量而献的，虽不能在人间赢得那样的名声，在神面前却必蒙悦纳；他所要求的，是照人所有的，并不是照人所无的（林后8:12；王下5:23小字）。穷寡妇的两个小钱，比那富翁许多他连得更蒙悦纳。神所看重的，是献者的心，过于礼物的价值。5. 他们所献的，许多原是他们的饰物——针环、戒指、手钏或饰盒（出35:22）；连妇女也割舍了这些。处女岂能忘记她的妆饰呢？（耶2:32）他们竟如此忘记了这些，以致他们宁可装饰圣所，胜过装饰自己。这当教导我们，在总则上：当神呼召之时，我们要为神割舍那对我们极亲爱、极宝贵、我们引以为荣的东西；尤其在饰物上，当它们或招人非议、或助长自己骄傲之时，我们当卸下装饰、在其中克己。我们若以为福音论我们衣着的规矩太过严格（提前2:9-10；彼前3:3-4），恐怕我们就难以行出这些以色列人所行的了。他们既以为以饰物供奉会幕是值得的，我们岂不也当以为以缺了饰物为代价而得着圣灵的恩典，更是值得的吗（箴1:9）？6. 这些他们所献的丰厚之物，我们可推测大多是从埃及人所得的掠物；因以色列人在埃及被压榨贫穷，直到离别时才借了去。我们又可推测官长所有的更为贵重（出35:27），因他们在埃及人中有更大影响，所借的更多。谁能想到埃及的财富竟会如此善用呢？但神往往如此使地却帮助妇人（启12:16）。以色列人得这一切掠物，原是借着神特别的护理与应许，所以他们理当将其中一分献归于那使他们尽都得着之神的事奉。各人要照自己的进项抽出来留着（林前16:2）。非常的成功当以非常的奉献作为 acknowledg。将此应用于人间的学问、艺术与科学——这些也可说是从埃及人借来的。凡因这些而富足的人，当将之献为神与会幕的事奉：可作为帮助理解圣经的工具，作神学的辅助或装饰。但那时必须当心，埃及的神不可与埃及的金子相混。摩西虽通晓埃及一切学问，却未因此丝毫擅改他在山上所见的样式。以埃及的财富装备会幕，对外邦人或许是好兆头——到了时候满足，外邦人将被领进福音的会幕，他们的金银也随同而来（赛60:9），那时必有话说：埃及我的百姓有福了（赛19:25）。7. 我们可以推测，他们曾为金牛犊献上礼物，如今想起这事，便使他们在此更加热心。那时摘下耳环的人，如今将其余的珠宝献给神的事奉，以此表明悔改：敬虔的忧愁如此生出殷勤（林后7:11）。而那些在那次拜偶像中保持清洁的人，也在心中自省：他们为偶像如此热心捐献，我们对耶和华的奉献岂可落后、岂可吝啬呢？ 如此，那恶中也结出了一些善来。
II. 为会幕事奉所作的工（出35:25）：妇女亲手纺线。 有的纺细工——蓝色紫色之线；有的纺粗工——山羊毛；然而后者也算为以智慧而作（出35:26）。神所悦纳的，不仅是丰厚的礼物，也不仅是精细的工。此处不仅记下比撒列和亚何利亚伯的工作，也记下了良善妇女为神所作的工。为神的尊荣而尽的最卑微的手，必得尊荣的赏赐。马利亚膏基督的头，要作为记念被人传讲（太26:13）；在福音会幕中劳苦的妇女也被记录在册（腓4:3），她们在基督耶稣里与保罗同工（罗16:3）。才德的妇人，手拿纺线竿（箴31:19）正是其特征之一。这职事在此被转为敬虔的用途，至今仍可如此——虽然我们无须为会幕织幔子，但可效法多加的慈心，她为穷寡妇作里衣外衣（徒9:39）。即便无力以财物行善的人，也可借劳力行善；如此穷人可以济助穷人，凡只有手脚与五官的人，也可以在爱心的劳苦中极为慷慨。
³⁰ 摩西对以色列人说："看哪，犹大支派中户珥的孙子、乌利的儿子比撒列，耶和华已经提他的名召他， ³¹ 又以神的灵充满他，使他有智慧、有聪明、有知识，能作各样的工， ³² 又能想出奇巧的工，用金、银、铜制造各物， ³³ 又能刻宝石，可以镶嵌；能雕刻木头，能作各样的巧工。 ³⁴ 耶和华又使他和但支派中亚希撒抹的儿子亚何利亚伯，心里灵明，能教导人。 ³⁵ 耶和华使他们的心满有智慧，能作各样的工；无论是雕刻的工、巧匠的工，又是用蓝色、紫色、朱红色线和细麻绣花的工，并织布的工，以及一切设计的巧工，他们都能作。"
此处可见神对匠师的选派——免得有人为职分争竞，又使一切被派做工的人都从这些总监工受指导、向他们交账；因为神是次序的神，不是混乱的神。请留意：1. 神提名召来服事此工的人，他便以神的灵充满他，赐他资格（出35:30-31）。世俗职事中的技能，也是神的恩赐，是从上头来的（雅1:17）。才能是从他而来，才能的精进也是从他而来。因此一切知识都当献为他的荣耀，我们当研究如何借之服事他。比撒列所要承担的工非比寻常，所以他所得的资格也非比寻常；照样，使徒们被立为建立福音会幕的匠师之时，也被以神的灵充满，有智慧聪明。2. 他们被派，不仅想出巧工，也要亲自去作（出35:35）——作各样的工。那些恩赐卓越、能指引他人的人，不可以为这些便能成为他们怠惰的借口。许多人精于为别人派工，能说这人当作什么、那人当作什么，却对所加于别人的担子自己连一个指头也不肯动（路11:46）。这样的人要落在又恶又懒之仆人的审判之下。3. 他们不仅要自己想、自己作，还要教导别人（出35:34）。比撒列不仅有权下令，更要费心教导。治理的人当教导；凡蒙神赐知识的，也当乐意传授，使他人得益，不可存垄断独占之心。
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The Contributions for the Tabernacle (1491 BC)
²⁰ And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
²¹ And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
²² And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
²³ And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them.
²⁴ Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
²⁵ And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.
²⁶ And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.
²⁷ And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
²⁸ And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
²⁹ The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
Moses having made known to them the will of God, they went home and immediately put in practice what they had heard, Ex 35:20. O that every congregation would thus depart from the hearing of the word of God, with a full resolution to be doers of the same! Observe here,
I. The offerings that were brought for the service of the tabernacle (Ex 35:21, etc.), concerning which many things may be noted. 1. It is intimated that they brought their offerings immediately; they departed to their tents immediately to fetch their offering, and did not desire time to consider of it, lest their zeal should be cooled by delays. What duty God convinces us of, and calls us to, we should set about speedily. No season will be more convenient than the present season. 2. It is said that their spirits made them willing (Ex 35:21), and their hearts, Ex 35:29. What they did they did cheerfully, and from a good principle. They were willing, and it was not any external inducement that made them so, but their spirits. It was from a principle of love to God and his service, a desire of his presence with them in his ordinances, gratitude for the great things he had done for them, faith in his promise of what he would further do (or, at least, from the present consideration of these things), that they were willing to offer. What we give and do for God is then acceptable when it comes from a good principle in the heart and spirit. 3. When it is said that as many as were willing-hearted brought their offerings (Ex 35:22), it should seem as if there were some who were not, who loved their gold better than their God, and would not part with it, no, not for the service of the tabernacle. Such there are, who will be called Israelites, and yet will not be moved by the equity of the thing, God's expectations from them, and the good examples of those about them, to part with any thing for the interests of God's kingdom: they are for the true religion, provided it be cheap and will cost them nothing. 4. The offerings were of divers kinds, according as they had; those that had gold and precious stones brought them, not thinking any thing too good and too rich to part with for the honour of God. Those that had not precious stones to bring brought goats' hair, and rams' skins. If we cannot do as much as others for God, we must not therefore sit still and do nothing: if the meaner offerings which are according to our ability gain us not such a reputation among men, yet they shall not fail of acceptance with God, who requires according to what a man hath, and not according to what he hath not, 2Co 8:12, 2Ki 5:23. Two mites from a pauper were more pleasing than so many talents from a Dives. God has an eye to the heart of the giver more than to the value of the gift. 5. Many of the things they offered were their ornaments, bracelets and rings, and tablets or lockets (Ex 35:22); and even the women parted with these. Can a maid forget her ornaments? Thus far they forgot them that they preferred the beautifying of the sanctuary before their own adorning. Let this teach us, in general, to part with that for God, when he calls for it, which is very dear to us, which we value, and value ourselves by; and particularly to lay aside our ornaments, and deny ourselves in them, when either they occasion offence to others or feed our own pride. If we think those gospel rules concerning our clothing too strict (1Ti 2:9,10, 1Pe 3:3,4), I fear we should scarcely have done as these Israelites did. If they thought their ornaments well bestowed upon the tabernacle, shall not we think the want of ornaments well made up by the graces of the Spirit? Pr 1:9. 6. These rich things that they offered, we may suppose, were mostly the spoils of the Egyptians; for the Israelites in Egypt were kept poor, till they borrowed at parting. And we may suppose the rulers had better things (Ex 35:27), because, having more influence among the Egyptians, they borrowed larger sums. Who would have thought that ever the wealth of Egypt should have been so well employed? but thus God has often made the earth to help the woman, Re 12:16. It was by a special providence and promise of God that the Israelites got all that spoil, and therefore it was highly fit that they should devote a part of it to the service of that God to whom they owed it all. Let every man give according as God hath prospered him, 1Co 16:2. Extraordinary successes should be acknowledged by extraordinary offerings. Apply it to human learning, arts and sciences, which are borrowed, as it were, from the Egyptians. Those that are enriched with these must devote them to the service of God and his tabernacle: they may be used as helps to understand the scriptures, as ornaments or handmaids to divinity. But then great care must be taken that Egypt's gods mingle not with Egypt's gold. Moses, though learned in all the learning of the Egyptians, did not therefore pretend, in the least instance, to correct the pattern shown him in the mount. The furnishing of the tabernacle with the riches of Egypt was perhaps a good omen to the Gentiles, who, in the fulness of time, should be brought into the gospel tabernacle, and their silver and their gold with them (Isa 60:9), and it should be said, Blessed be Egypt my people, Isa 19:25. 7. We may suppose that the remembrance of the offerings made for the golden calf made them the more forward in these offerings. Those that had then parted with their ear-rings would not testify their repentance by giving the rest of their jewels to the service of God: godly sorrow worketh such a revenge, 2Co 7:11. And those that had kept themselves pure from that idolatry yet argued with themselves, "Were they so forward in contributing to an idol, and shall we be backward or sneaking in our offerings to the Lord?" Thus some good was brought even out of that evil.
II. The work that was done for the service of the tabernacle (Ex 35:25): The women did spin with their hands. Some spun fine work, of blue and purple; others coarse work, of goats' hair, and yet theirs also is said to be done in wisdom, Ex 35:26. As it is not only rich gifts, so it is not only fine work that God accepts. Notice is here taken of the good women's work for God, as well as of Bezaleel's and Aholiab's. The meanest hand for the honour of God, shall have an honourable recompence. Mary's anointing of Christ's head shall be told for a memorial (Mt 26:13); and a record is kept of the women that laboured in the gospel tabernacle (Php 4:3), and were helpers to Paul in Christ Jesus, Ro 16:3. It is part of the character of the virtuous woman that she layeth her hands to the spindle, Pr 31:19. This employment was here turned to a pious use, as it may be still (though we have no hangings to make for the tabernacle) by the imitation of the charity of Dorcas, who made coats and garments for poor widows, Ac 9:39. Even those that are not in a capacity to give in charity may yet work in charity; and thus the poor may relieve the poor, and those that have nothing but their limbs and senses may be very charitable in the labour of love.
³⁰ And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
³¹ And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
³² And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
³³ And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
³⁴ And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
³⁵ Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
Here is the divine appointment of the master-workmen, that there might be no strife for the office, and that all who were employed in the work might take direction from, and give account to, these general inspectors; for God is the God of order and not of confusion. Observe, 1. Those whom God called by name to this service he filled with the Spirit of God, to qualify them for it, Ex 35:30,31. Skill in secular employments is God's gift, and comes from above, Jam 1:17. From him the faculty is, and the improvement of it. To his honour therefore all knowledge must be devoted, and we must study how to serve him with it. The work was extraordinary which Bezaleel was designed for, and therefore he was qualified in an extraordinary manner for it; thus when the apostles were appointed to be master-builders in setting up the gospel tabernacle they were filled with the Spirit of God in wisdom and understanding. 2. The were appointed, not only to devise, but to work (Ex 35:32), to work all manner of work, Ex 35:35. Those of eminent gifts, that are capable of directing others, must not think that these will excuse them in idleness. Many are ingenious enough in cutting out work for other people, and can tell what this man and that man should do, but the burdens they bind on others they themselves will not touch with one of their fingers. These will fall under the character of slothful servants. 3. They were not only to devise and work themselves, but they were to teach others, Ex 35:34. Not only had Bezaleel power to command, but he was to take pains to instruct. Those that rule should teach; and those to whom God had given knowledge should be willing to communicate it for the benefit of others, not coveting to monopolize it.
若不是金牛犊事件打乱了计划、使一切陷入混乱，那么摩西第一次从山上下来时本当说当作的事，如今在艰难地达成和好之后，终于开始被说、被作了；于是设立神之敬拜这一重大事务，重新回到原来的轨道，如今得以毫无阻碍地继续推进。I. 摩西将从神所领受、需立即遵守的吩咐传给以色列：(1.) 关于安息日（出 35:1-3）。(2.) 关于为建造会幕所当献的供物（出 35:4-9）。(3.) 关于制造会幕及其器具的事（出 35:10-19）。II. 百姓将他们的供物拿来（出 35:20-29）。III. 工头被指定（出 35:30-35 等）。